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[2 minutes to read] Plus: A decade of top-performing companies
Shawn O'Malley & Matthew Gutierrez
February 10, 2024
Weekend edition
☕ Wouldn’t the office be better if we all took a collective coffee break?
Swedens enjoy a fika (pronounced fee-kah), a daily ritual where colleagues put away their phones, laptops, and any business talk to hang out over coffee and pastries. They say it improves well-being, productivity, and innovation.
“Fika is where we talk life, we talk everything but work itself” one Swedish professor said.
💭 More insights and data below in just 2 minutes to read.
— Matthew and Shawn
Quote of the Day
“I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.”
— Mark Twain
Cool Charts
Leisure travel’s peaks and valleys
Together With 10 East
Public Company Opportunities Have Evaporated
Back in 1996, there were over 8,000 public companies trading on American stock exchanges. Fast forward to today, and that number has collapsed to fewer than 3,750.
The end result?
Many of the strongest investment opportunities lie in private markets.
With 10 East, qualified individuals can invest alongside private market veterans in vetted deals across private credit, real estate, niche venture/private equity, and other one-off investments that aren’t typically available through traditional channels.
Benefits of membership include:
Flexibility – members have full discretion over whether to invest on an offering-by-offering basis.
Alignment – principals commit material personal capital to every offering.
Institutional resources – a dedicated investment team that sources and diligences each offering.
10 East is where founders, executives, and portfolio managers from leading firms are diversifying their personal wealth.
Tune In
🎧 A decade study of global top-performing companies
🎥 Elizabeth Gilbert’s wise words on unleashing your creative genius
🎥 The sports betting boom has fueled concerns over gambling problems
🎧 Best quality idea for Q1 2024 with Clay Finck and Kyle Grieve
What We’re Reading
📖 Books: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
📰 Long-form articles: Why people are paying thousands to learn how to breathe effectively
🗞️ Advice: YouTube CEO’s No. 1 success tip and secret sauce
Trivia
Warren Buffett is considered one of the best investors ever, in part, because he's had success over such a long career. When did he first take over control of Berkshire Hathaway? |
Tweet of the Week
If you're not living under a rock, you probably saw the Apple Vision Pro announcement.
Damn - this is revolutionary technology.
Here are 21 mind-blowing examples of what you can do with it:
1. Touring homes for sale
— Aadit Sheth (@aaditsh)
Feb 4, 2024
Final Thoughts
🔢 One Big Number: 32,000 — the number of tech workers who have lost their jobs so far in 2024, according to Layoffs.fyi.
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